So many fluffy ideas in this thread.
I've lived in the UK and lived in the US. The differences in almost everything (mindset, attitude, desire) tend to be incremental and vary way more from individual to individual than nation to nation.
US and Western Europe are responsible for a huge portion of the innovation of the last century. Look at the numbers and you'll find success indicators are very similar.
Basically, take 100 people from each of the US, UK, Germany and Scandinavia. You'll find that the portion with the desire to succeed above average and the amount that actually achieve this to be very similar across each nation.
Honestly, I know of no other nationality that makes such sweeping generalisations about whole populations as Americans do based on their personal experiences with the minuscule amount of a nations people. I say that as a big fan of Americans on general. Good people, but prone to serious generalising.
I've lived in the UK and lived in the US. The differences in almost everything (mindset, attitude, desire) tend to be incremental and vary way more from individual to individual than nation to nation.
US and Western Europe are responsible for a huge portion of the innovation of the last century. Look at the numbers and you'll find success indicators are very similar.
Basically, take 100 people from each of the US, UK, Germany and Scandinavia. You'll find that the portion with the desire to succeed above average and the amount that actually achieve this to be very similar across each nation.
Honestly, I know of no other nationality that makes such sweeping generalisations about whole populations as Americans do based on their personal experiences with the minuscule amount of a nations people. I say that as a big fan of Americans on general. Good people, but prone to serious generalising.